Looking at Tie Mo's frowning face in Moss's tent on the Hanhai Prairie, Aqige felt a little inexplicable. Even Wang Zuogao didn't understand why Tie Mo was like this.
Aqige rolled her beautiful eyes, stretched out her hand to pinch the letter, and glanced at it twice, but couldn't see the reason. Tie Mo became frowning after reading the letter, but after looking at it,
I didn’t think there was anything wrong with this letter.
Wang Zuo raised his butt half off the ground and raised his hand to Aqige, "Princess, can Wang have a look?"
Aqige didn't think much and threw the letter to Wang Zuoguan. He took the letter and read it carefully. Wang Zuoguan's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was filled with turmoil. The letter was actually about His Majesty's affairs.
, although I am talking about Yuan Chonghuan, the really terrible thing is that the person who wrote the letter actually knows everything about His Majesty. Who is the other person?
With a thought in his heart, he glanced at Tie Mo who was deep in thought out of the corner of his eye. It was really unimaginable that the general was far away in Zhangbei and his eyes and ears actually reached the palace.
After a while, Wang Zuoguan returned the letter to Aqige, frowning and said: "General, are you worried about Governor Yuan?"
"Yes, with Mr. Wang's wisdom, he should have figured out something, right?"
Wang Zuogao nodded lightly, "My subordinates have noticed something. Inspector Yuan seems to be stating Mao Wenlong's crimes. However, as official documents are sent to His Majesty one after another, he is probably testing His Majesty's attitude. If you believe it,
Everything said in the article is true, so Mao Wenlong is probably going to suffer. Your Majesty said nothing, and Governor Yuan has no scruples in his heart, so he is naturally more bold in doing things."
After pondering for a moment, Wang Zuoguan continued: "However, I don't think there is anything to worry about. Even if Governor Yuan gets rid of Mao Wenlong, what can I do? I have heard of Mao Wenlong. This person is Chen Bing.
On Pidao, the soldiers and horses under his command were mixed, and they often looted Liaodong. Although they were officers and soldiers, they were more like thieves."
Tie Mo smiled bitterly and sighed. Wang Zuoguan's opinion is probably what most people think. In this era, many people probably think like Wang Zuoguan that Mao Wenlong is not that important.
"Mr. Wang, have you ever thought about, if Mao Wenlong is not important, why do Lord Yuan Keli and Supervisor Sun tolerate Mao Wenlong so much? Just talk about Supervisor Sun, do you think Supervisor Sun is not as good as Yuan Chonghuan? Yuan Chonghuan can see the problem
, Supervisor Sun can’t see it?”
Wang Zuoguan was stunned. In his impression, there were really not many people worthy of admiration in the Ming Dynasty, but Sun Chengzong was definitely the first one. Sun Chengzong took office in Liaodong several times, and each time he managed Liaodong as solidly as a rock. Without Sun Chengzong
A good foundation has been laid, but the successors will not have a good time.
In addition to the Liaodong affairs, Sun Chengzong did many good things for the Ming Dynasty. The most important thing is that he cared about the victims and worked tirelessly. When Emperor Chongzhen raised money and food for disaster relief, the old man donated all his salary and also donated money from his hometown.
A sum of money was transferred there, and that time, the old gentleman donated a total of nearly 20,000 taels.
Twenty thousand silver may not be a big deal to other officials, but to Mr. Sun, it is a lot. According to Wang Zuogao's knowledge, although Sun Chengzong was well-known in his hometown, he did not own many properties. The Sun family has a strong family tradition.
Yan, there are few children in the family who search for money.
Precisely because he knew Sun Chengzong, Wang Zuoguan had some doubts at this time.
Yes, why did Governor Sun never mention Mao Wenlong?
Gradually, Wang Zuogao realized that he had overlooked something, "General, it seems that Wang has too little knowledge. If Supervisor Sun does not hold Mao Wenlong accountable, it only means that Mao Wenlong is very important and irreplaceable. Although Wang
I don’t know why Mao Wenlong is important, but Wang still admires Superintendent Sun very much.”
Tie Mo nodded, took a sip of milk wine, and said with a deep eyebrow: "Yes, if Supervisor Sun does not hold Mao Wenlong accountable, then Mao Wenlong must be very important. Unfortunately, Yuan Chonghuan doesn't pay attention to it at all. Supervisor Sun has advised Yuan Chonghuan more than once, but now
It seems that the effect is very little."
"Huh? General, how do you know that Governor Sun advised Yuan Chonghuan?" Wang Zuogao regretted it as soon as he asked this question. Such important and private matters are taboo.
Tie Mo smiled and did not answer, but continued talking about the previous topic.
"Although Mao Wenlong is overly selfish and has many shortcomings, his effect is also very obvious. Mao Wenlong acts by seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, just like a grassroots bandit, taking advantage of whatever is cheap, and fighting bravely. As long as Mao Wenlong and his Pidao base are there
, the Jurchens did not dare to leave their home base on a large scale. In recent years, Huang Taiji had conquered various Mongolian tribes several times, and each time he had to leave enough soldiers and horses in Haidong."
"Why? Aren't you afraid that if you are too far away, Mao Wenlong, a grassroots bandit, will lead his soldiers and horses along the waterway to rob Houjin's lair!"
"The foundation of Houjin is too weak. If Mao Wenlong doesn't rob him, the Jurchens will face the dilemma of insufficient rice and grain every year. If they are looted by Mao Wenlong on a large scale, how will they survive? By then, no one will need to fight, the Jurchens themselves will have to do it.
If things fall apart, can Huang Taiji, the khan, still be able to continue?"
"The internal situation of Huang Taiji and even the Jurchens, so even if he faced Lin Danhan's counterattack before, he did not dare to mobilize Haidong's troops to rush for reinforcements."
"From a certain point of view, Huang Taiji is not afraid of Guan Ning's cavalry, but he is afraid of people like Mao Wenlong. No matter how powerful Guan Ning's cavalry is, it can be predicted, but Mao Wenlong's soldiers and horses are unpredictable. You can't predict him.
Sometimes he will pounce on you and bite you hard, killing you. So, you can only be on guard."
"There are not many people in the imperial court who think that Mao Wenlong is not very good. He steals so much money and food from the imperial court every year, just for petty troubles with the Jurchens, and even does business with the Jurchens. But how did they know that this is Mao Wenlong?
They don’t understand Mao Wenlong, but Huang Taiji does. Mao Wenlong is the master who never stops taking advantage. As long as Mao Wenlong is around, there will be a muffled thunder hidden behind the Jurchens, which will blow up all the Jurchen tribes at any time.”
"Both Supervisor Sun and Lord Yuan Keli knew this, so they tolerated Mao Wenlong. But as for Yuan Chonghuan, he couldn't see it. Perhaps, he could see Mao Wenlong's role, but he was too selfish to tolerate Mao Wenlong. He only wanted to get rid of him and be happy.
. Or maybe he thinks that after getting rid of Mao Wenlong, he can still control the troops under Mao Wenlong, and the Pidao base can still function."
"It's a pity...it's a pity...Yuan Chonghuan is not Mao Wenlong. Even if he controls the troops, his behavior will not be the same as Mao Wenlong. What's more, it is still unknown whether he can control Mao Wenlong's troops.
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Tie Mo talked eloquently, and Aqige listened in Yunshan House, but Wang Zuoguai listened extremely seriously. What Tie Mo said contained the opinions of later generations and his own opinions. For Wang Zuoguai, these
